Table Grace: Thank You for the Bounty

Here’s a table grace from the Catholic Health Association of the United States website.

Table Grace

Lord, as we gather here before this table,

we pause to give thanks for the bounty of the earth

from which this meal came forth.

We give thanks also for the hands

that harvested it,

prepared it,

and now serve it.

We remember that all we have in this world

is first a gift from you

that requires the collaboration of human hands.

Through our sharing in this food,

may we be nourished in heart, mind, and body,

so that we might more fully collaborate in bringing to fruition

the gifts that you have given to us.

We ask this in Jesus' name. Amen

~ from the website of the Catholic Health Association of the United States. https://www.chausa.org/prayers/prayer-library/general-prayers-and-prayer-services/seasonal-and-holidays/a-thanksgiving-prayer

Advent Table Grace

Here’s a table grace for the season of Advent.  It comes from Sunday Papers.

Advent Table Grace

We give thanks for the journey of this food
The waiting involved
The hiddeness of the seed
The fragility of the egg
From the seed to the fruit
From the egg to the bird
From the field to our plates
Giving us life and energy

As advent reminds us of your conception in us
The miracle that God makes his home in us
Help us remember the miracle of the seed
planted in the depths of the earth
Help us remember new life
Which grows and feeds us.

We give thanks for the small God
We give thanks for the small seed
We give thanks for the fragile egg
We give thanks for life.

This item was posted by James Hawes on Sunday Papers. http://www.sundaypapers.org.uk/?p=3139